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May 14th
217 Notable deaths
Brad Grey
American film and television producer (1957–2017).
Born December 29th, 1957 in New York City.
Died May 14th, 2017 at 59 years old in Holmby Hills (cancer). [ref]
H. Rider Haggard
English adventure novelist (1856–1925).
Born June 22nd, 1856 in Bradenham.
Died May 14th, 1925 at 68 years old in London.
Jean Rhys
British novelist (1890–1979).
Born August 24th, 1890 in Roseau.
Died May 14th, 1979 at 88 years old in Exeter.
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician.
Born May 14th, 1897 in New Orleans.
Died May 14th, 1959 at 62 years old in Garches (lung cancer).
Hugh Griffith
Welsh actor (1912–1980).
Born May 30th, 1912 in Marian-glas.
Died May 14th, 1980 at 67 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Dave DeBusschere
American basketball player, coach, executive (1940–2003).
Born October 16th, 1940 in Detroit.
Died May 14th, 2003 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
British army general (1861-1936).
Born April 23rd, 1861 in Nottinghamshire.
Died May 14th, 1936 at 75 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Carl Schurz
Union army general, politician (1829-1906).
Born March 2nd, 1829 in Liblar. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1906 at 77 years old in New York City.
Lysander Spooner
American political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, unitarian, abolitionist, individualist anarchist, legal theorist, a member of the socialist first international and entrepreneur of the 19th century (1808–1887).
Born January 19th, 1808 in Athol.
Died May 14th, 1887 at 79 years old in Boston.
E. C. George Sudarshan
Indian physicist (1931–2018).
Born September 16th, 1931 in Pallom.
Died May 14th, 2018 at 86 years old in Austin.
Walter Rauff
Nazi war ciminal (1906–1984).
Born June 19th, 1906 in Köthen.
Died May 14th, 1984 at 77 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia).
Goh Keng Swee
Former deputy prime minister of singapore (1918-2010).
Born October 6th, 1918 in Malacca.
Died May 14th, 2010 at 91 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Miguel Alemán Valdés
53th president of mexico.
Born September 29th, 1900 in Sayula de Alemán. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1983 at 82 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Ōkubo Toshimichi
One of the three great nobles who led the meiji restoration, regarded as one of the main founders of modern japan (1830-1878).
Born September 26th, 1830 in Kōrai.
Died May 14th, 1878 at 47 years old in Kioichō (stab wound).
Darwyn Cooke
Canadian cartoonist (1962-2016).
Born November 16th, 1962 in Toronto.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 53 years old in Safety Harbor (cancer). [ref]
Heber J. Grant
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1856-1945).
Born November 22nd, 1856 in Salt Lake City.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 88 years old in Salt Lake City.
J. Posadas
Argentine trotskyist (1912-1981).
Born January 20th, 1912 in Argentina.
Died May 14th, 1981 at 69 years old in Rome.
Samuel Brannan
American politician (1819–1889).
Born March 2nd, 1819 in Saco. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1889 at 70 years old in Escondido. [ref]
Fatmawati
National hero of indonesia, wife of president sukarno (1923-1980).
Born February 5th, 1923 in Bengkulu.
Died May 14th, 1980 at 57 years old in Kuala Lumpur (myocardial infarction).
Barbara Yung
Hong kong actress (1959–1985).
Born May 7th, 1959 in Hong Kong.
Died May 14th, 1985 at 26 years old in Hong Kong.
Keizō Obuchi
84th prime minister of japan (1937–2000).
Born June 25th, 1937 in Nakanojō.
Died May 14th, 2000 at 62 years old in Juntendo University Hospital (stroke).
James Gordon Bennett Jr.
American publisher (1841–1918).
Born May 10th, 1841 in New York City.
Died May 14th, 1918 at 77 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
Willem Drees
Dutch politician (1886–1988).
Born July 5th, 1886 in Amsterdam.
Died May 14th, 1988 at 101 years old in The Hague.
Walter Pitts
American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923-1969).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Detroit.
Died May 14th, 1969 at 46 years old in Cambridge.
Frank Churchill
American composer (1901-1942).
Born October 20th, 1901 in Rumford.
Died May 14th, 1942 at 40 years old in Castaic (gunshot wound).
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